Triumph and Disaster: A Journey Inside Centre Court
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
The words of Rudyard Kipling's "If", written above the players' entrance to Centre Court, set the scene for this pre-Wimbledon series; "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same..." As Centre Court celebrates its centenary, three of the UK’s biggest tennis stars take you inside sport's most famous theatre. Join recently retired Laura Robson, 19-times Grand Slam champion Alfie Hewett and rising star Jack Draper for inspiring stories of turning dreams into reality. Feel the connection this summer with Vodafone, Official Partner of Wimbledon.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
The words of Rudyard Kipling's "If", written above the players' entrance to Centre Court, set the scene for this pre-Wimbledon series; "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same..." As Centre Court celebrates its centenary, three of the UK’s biggest tennis stars take you inside sport's most famous theatre. Join recently retired Laura Robson, 19-times Grand Slam champion Alfie Hewett and rising star Jack Draper for inspiring stories of turning dreams into reality. Feel the connection this summer with Vodafone, Official Partner of Wimbledon.
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/gate-16
Episodes
Episode Four: Laura's Story
6/22/2022
Laura Robson, Alfie Hewett and Jack Draper return for the fourth episode of their pre-Wimbledon series celebrating one hundred years of Centre Court. Laura's been asking most of the questions so far; now the tables are turned! What was it like winning the Wimbledon juniors at 14 and then making her Centre Court debut in the main draw at 16? This was one of the most promising junior careers the game has ever seen. Winning an Olympic silver medal at 18 was a highlight; likewise making the last...
Duration:00:21:31
Episode Three: Alfie's Story.
6/15/2022
Laura Robson, Alfie Hewett and Jack Draper return for the third part of their pre-Wimbledon series, celebrating 100 years of Centre Court. This one's all about Alfie; fresh from winning his 15th Grand Slam doubles title with Gordon Reid at the French Open, remarkably their 10th major in succession. Alfie's the only member of the team who hasn't yet played on Centre; remember he told us in Episode One his one experience was a Royal Box invite in 2018. Not bad, but not enough! So this isn't...
Duration:00:23:22
Episode Two: Jack's Story.
6/8/2022
Laura Robson, Jack Draper and Alfie Hewett are back together for the second part in their pre-Wimbledon podcast series celebrating 100 years of Centre Court. This is all about Jack; growing up in a tennis household, football vying for his attention before teenage tastes of Centre cemented his love for rackets and balls. In a short space of time, he's gone from promising junior to top-100 threat; with a set off Djokovic at Wimbledon 2021 and four challenger titles already in 2022. Settle back...
Duration:00:23:52
Episode One: The Magic of Centre Court
6/1/2022
As Centre Court celebrates its centenary in 2022, three of the UK’s most well-known tennis stars, Laura Robson, Jack Draper and Alfie Hewett, come together for an exciting new podcast series, in association with Vodafone, official partner of Wimbledon.
Laura first played on Centre as a 16 year-old; Roger Federer wishing her luck down the staircase. Wild-card Jack opened the tournament last year against defending champion Novak Djokovic. But the only experience for Paralympic medallist and...
Duration:00:26:26
Coming Soon....
5/18/2022
Get in the mood for Wimbledon by subscribing to this exciting new podcast with three of the UK’s most well-known tennis stars, in association with Vodafone. Recently-retired Laura Robson is joined by 19-times Grand Slam champion and double Paralympic silver medallist Alfie Hewett plus rising star Jack Draper, already with four challenger tournament wins in 2022 and heading rapidly for the world’s elite. Together, they discuss what makes Wimbledon so special and share their very different...
Duration:00:00:22